The Romantic Story of Margaret Catchpole (1911)
The story is founded on fact. In a village on the south coast of England, young Margaret Catchpole is being courted by two rivals, Will Laud, a smuggler, and Lieutenant Barry of the coast guards. She favours Laud, and when he escapes from custody after a government raid on the smugglers, Margaret steals a horse and tries to join him. In a fight with the coast guards, Laud is killed an Margaret is arrested for horse-stealing and transported to Botany Bay. Only part of the film survives today.
Director: Raymond Longford
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Lottie Lyell as Margaret Catchpole |
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Raymond Longford as Will Laud |
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Augustus Neville as Lieutenant Barry |
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Sybil Wilde as Little Kitty |
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William Coulter as Lord Chief Justice |
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Walter Vincent as Captain Luff - Smuggler |
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Fred Hardy as Chaloner Archdeckne |
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Jack Goodall as Edward Catchpole |
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Fred Twitchin as Mr. Cobbold |
| Directing | Raymond Longford | Director |
| Camera | Arthur Higgins | Director of Photography |
